€550 Main Event | 2024 Coolbet Poker Open

Aug 31, 2024

Redraw of the Nine-Handed Final Table

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

There are 46:08 minutes left in the level and the redraw of the final nine players is as follows.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Taavi Pusa	Estonia	2,195,000	44
2	Seyed Tabaei	Sweden	1,725,000	35
3	Esko Brandt	Estonia	1,880,000	38
4	Einar Porolfsson	Iceland	1,635,000	33
5	Andre Mägi	Estonia	190,000	4
6	Kaido Mikk	Estonia	1,385,000	28
7	Vadim Guk	Estonia	2,140,000	43
8	Anders Bjorkheim	Norway	1,235,000	25
9	Keimo Suominen	Finland	2,740,000	55

Aug 31, 2024

Aleksei Gontšar Eliminated in 10th Place (€3,850)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Over on the outer table, the action folded to Aleksei Gontšar in the small blind and he pushed all-in for around 550,000. Seyed Tabaei sighed in the big blind and called after a few seconds, having lost some chips since the last break.

Aleksei Gontšar: Q♣9♥ All in
Seyed Tabaei: A♣J♠

The A♥8♦2♠K♦7♣ board sealed the fate of Gontsar in tenth place, which secured the final table for all other nine players. They are now on a short break ahead of the redraw.

Tags: Aleksei Gontšar Seyed Tabaei

Aug 31, 2024

Two Jams By Gontsar

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aleksei Gontšar was the far shortest stack on the outer table and defended his big blind once, then jammed the 7♦6♥5♠ flop to scoop the pot. On the next hand, Gontsar pushed from under the gun and won the blinds as well as big blind ante.

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Aug 31, 2024

Chip and a Chair for Mägi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Esko Brandt raised the K♠J♣ up to 105,000 from under the gun and Andre Mägi defended the big blind with the 8♦8♣. The Q♦9♠3♠ flop was checked by Mägi and Brandt bet 75,000, which his opponent called.

Both checked the 2♣ turn and the 10♥ river gave Brandt the nut straight. Mägi checked and faced a bet of 400,000 into a pot of 410,000. Mägi tank-called and was left with fumes on the final table bubble.

Tags: Andre Mägi Esko Brandt

Aug 31, 2024

Steven Tool Eliminated in 11th Place (€3,850)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Einar Thorolfsson raised to 105,000 and was called by Steven Tool in the big blind. They headed to the A♣K♦10♣ flop on which Tool check-jammed into a bet of 105,000 for the 560,000 he had behind.

Steven Tool: Q♣5♣ All in
Einar Thorolfsson: A♦Q♠

The board ran out K♠2♥ and Porolfsson prevailed with his top pair to knock out the cash game specialist Tool in 11th place for €3,850. After the next elimination, the final nine players will redraw to the nine-handed final table.

Tags: Einar Thorolfsson Steven Tool

Aug 31, 2024

Updated Counts From the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
9	1	Keimo Suominen	Finland	2,315,000	46
9	3	Vadim Guk	Estonia	1,940,000	39
9	5	Aleksei Gontšar	Estonia	495,000	10
9	7	Seyed Tabaei	Sweden	1,630,000	33
9	9	Anders Bjorkheim	Norway	1,460,000	29

10	1	Einar Porolfsson	Iceland	995,000	20
10	2	Kaido Mikk	Estonia	1,285,000	26
10	3	Steven Tool	Estonia	715,000	14
10	5	Andre Mägi	Estonia	845,000	17
10	7	Esko Brandt	Estonia	2,075,000	42
10	9	Taavi Pusa	Estonia	1,370,000	27

Level: 22

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Aug 31, 2024

Break With 11 Players Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The final 11 players are on their first scheduled 15-minute break of the day after more than three hours of play. Another break will likely follow in the near future for the redraw of the final nine players.

Aug 31, 2024

Kalle Kulju Eliminated in 12th Place (€3,200)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action started with a raise to 80,000 by Kalle Kulju from under the gun. He was called by Seyed Tabaei and Anders Bjorkheim before Vadim Guk pushed all-in from the big blind. Kulju called all-in and Tabaei folded.

Bjorkheim asked for both all-in amounts. Guk was all-in for 1,050,000 while Kulju was at risk for 590,000. No call followed as the Norwegian reluctantly folded.

Kalle Kulju: 10♣10♦ All in
Vadim Guk: K♠Q♦

The 8♦7♠4♠J♠9♠ runout gave Guk a flush and Coolbet qualifier Kulju was eliminated in 12th place for €3,200.

Tags: Anders Bjorkheim Kalle Kulju Seyed Tabaei Vadim Guk

Aug 31, 2024

Kulju Doubles Through Gontsar

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Over on the outer table, Kalle Kulju pushed all-in with a short stack of 275,000 out of the small blind and he was called by Aleksei Gontšar in the big blind.

Kalle Kulju: A♣9♠ All in
Aleksei Gontšar: J♥10♥

The board ran out 8♠5♠5♦A♠J♣ and Kulju secured the double.

Tags: Aleksei Gontšar Kalle Kulju